to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just past noon; afternoon
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
recreation; diversion; relaxation
theatre-going; theater-going
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
transactions; dealings; business
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
social life; social intercourse
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...